Team News Riveting
New Delhi, November 18
The Supreme Court on Thursday said asked Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Param Bir Singh to reveal his whereabouts failing which it would not hear a plea filed by him challenging the inquiries initiated against him by the Maharashtra government.
The Bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M M Sundresh was peeved because the plea before the apex court had been filed through a power of attorney holder and Singh’s whereabouts remained unknown.
The Bench made it clear to the lawyers appearing for Singh, that it would not hear the plea or grant Singh any protection unless the Court was informed about his whereabouts.
“No protection, no hearing till we have an answer to the question – where are you,” the Bench said.
The Court was hearing a plea against the Bombay High Court order that had dismissed the petition filed by Singh challenging two preliminary inquiries initiated against him by the Maharashtra government.
Singh has remained absconding for the past many weeks and a Mumbai court had, on Wednesday, allowed a plea by Mumbai police to declare the IPS officer as ‘proclaimed offender’. The Supreme Court on Thursday, expressed doubts about whether Singh has escaped the country.
The Court then listed the matter for Monday.
Singh has remained absconding for the past many weeks and a Mumbai court had, on Wednesday, allowed a plea by Mumbai police to declare the IPS officer as ‘proclaimed offender’. The Supreme Court on Thursday, expressed doubts about whether Singh has escaped the country.